Average new car and van emissions falling sharply in Europe ahead of ETS2
Average carbon emissions from new cars and vans in Europe, due to be included in the delayed ETS2 cap-and-trade scheme, fell sharply last year amid the switch to electric vehicles (EVs), according to provisional data on Thursday.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: New standard body EE looks to revive REDD market with fresh approach
Few markets have faced as severe a reputational battering as the REDD+ avoided deforestation sector in the last couple of years, but new standard body Equitable Earth (EE) plans to restore faith in saving tropical forestry with a fresh approach that is already set to protect an area the size of Portugal, the chief executive told Carbon Pulse this week.
Read MoreUK set to miss 2030 climate target, warns climate advisory body
The UK is lagging behind its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets, warns the government’s climate advisory body, amid a fierce political debate on the speed of the electric vehicle (EV) roll-out. Â
Read MoreICVCM launches new guidance for navigating high-integrity carbon markets
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has launched the first of a series of modules to help organisations navigate high-integrity carbon markets.Â
Read MoreInvestor guide to corporate climate goals updated to check for real world action
Academics at Oxford University have updated guidelines to help investors engage with companies to reflect the increasing complexity of meeting carbon reduction goals.
Read MoreUK climate targets at risk from car industry lobbying, says former government advisor
The UK’s seventh carbon budget and its net zero ambitions are under threat from a car industry “stuck in the past” that needs to “wake up and smell the coffee”, a leading academic and former government adviser warned Monday.
Read MoreInvestment in low-emission hydrogen at risk, warns IEA
Huge volumes of low-emission hydrogen projects are under threat of being mothballed without policy backing, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Read MoreMysterious US ocean carbon capture startup set for development in Saudi Arabia
An ocean carbon removal startup that has yet to reveal its pioneering technology has struck a partnership with a state-backed Saudi development company to further bolster the country’s carbon credit exchange.
Read MoreSmall batch of European soil carbon credits trade at over €50 per unit, 5 mln more in pipeline
A small batch of an anticipated 5 million European soil carbon credits from one developer have traded at an average of just over €50 a credit.
Read MoreBiogas carbon project secures approval from Kenya, eyes Article 6, CORSIA trade
A Kenyan biogas project has announced it has secured formal approval from the country’s government, eyeing Article 6 trade, just days after a government minister said the number of credits allowed for international sale would be limited to around 10 million until 2030.
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